Meanwhile, Lassen plays in the D-III Northern Athletic League, and got a huge strength of schedule boost with a win over D-II Chico (7-3).

But no one specifically argued for Lassen to jump to sixth, so U-Prep is No. 6 and will play at Anderson on Friday. Otherwise, it was a cut-and-dried process.

Shasta is the No. 1 seed in Division II and will have a first-round bye after locking up the Eastern Athletic League title Friday. The Wolves are followed by Chico, Pleasant Valley, Foothill, Red Bluff and Enterprise.

West Valley (2), Anderson (3) and U-Prep (6) are the three teams out of Shasta County in the D-III playoffs, while Trinity (4) will host Colusa in a first-round matchup and Fall River (2) has a first-round bye in D-V. Sutter, East Nicolaus and Chester are the No. 1 seeds in Divisions III, IV and V, respectively.

The seeding committee, comprised of coaches from all four divisions, did make some changes. West Valley (27.81 points) went to the No. 2 seed instead of Anderson, which finished with more points (30.17).

Shasta coach J.C. Hunsaker brought up the argument that teams can't be seeded outside their league finish, (Article V, Section F, Clause C states "Teams will not be seeded outside their league finish."), and so West Valley swapped with Anderson.

In Division V, Modoc and Quincy swapped places. The Braves, now seeded third, finished with 22 points behind the Trojans' 22.5 points, but Modoc beat Quincy in the season opener and the committee felt like the gap was close enough to merit a change based on head to head.

Initially, the committee chose Willows (1-9) as the No. 8 seed in D-IV since the Honkers and Williams (2-8) finished with identical points (5.63) and Willows beat Williams head to head.

Later in the day, though, the Marysville Appeal-Democrat reported that Willows opted out of the playoffs and that Williams would take the No. 8 spot after Honkers players already turned in their gear last week, assuming the season was over.

Division III

How it happened: Anderson technically had more playoff points that West Valley (30.17 to 27.81), but specific language in the NSCIF football guidelines meant the Eagles got the No. 2 seed. In the end, the Lassen/West Valley cancellation earlier this year ended up hurting the Grizzlies more since they finished .19 points behind U-Prep.

First-round breakdown: West Valley and Lassen were supposed to play earlier this year, but didn't after a meningitis outbreak in Susanville shut the school down for a couple days. The date of this game is to be determined.

Anderson and U-Prep will meet for the first time ever in a game that puts two dominant defensive players (Anderson's Jarrett Kingston and U-Prep's Dawson Gruhler) on the same field.

Division IV

How it happened: Pierce beat Winters and Trinity beat Esparto, so Trinity hosts Colusa, which nearly usurped the Wolves in playoff points (21.13 points to 21.53 points). Hamilton's win over Williams knocked the Yellowjackets completely out of the playoffs, or so it seemed. Willows was initially the No. 8 seed based on head-to-head until the Honkers opted out and the Yellowjackets were slotted in.

First-round breakdown: Trinity gets a home playoff game for the first time since 2013 when the Wolves lost by a point to Winters. Colusa (6-4) played both East Nicolaus and Durham close.

Division V

How it happened: Modoc jumped Quincy into the No. 3 spot since the Braves had a head-to-head win over them. Etna did beat Biggs, but was more than four points behind (16 to 20.38).

First-round breakdown: Fall River has a bye and will host the Modoc/Etna winner in the semifinal round. The Bulldogs split with the Braves (both games were decided by one point) and shutout Etna earlier this year in league play.

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